The 2005 Advanta Championships is the one of the two last tournaments to be held before the YEC comes around. Some players are still battling it out to secure their spot at the prestigous event, but others don't have that pressure. They've already qualified or were just not good enough this year.

The qualifying draw features the latter kind. While quite a number of players have finished their season or aren't willing to make the trip to America, others have chosen to shine once more. Almost all of the contestants in the qualifying draw are players who have played the big American challengers in the past few weeks, like in Houston or Jounieh.